Box set: The Ronnie Barker Collection

Open All Hours: Series 1

BBC (1976)

Comedy
 /   / Color / 210 mins
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In Collection
#278
7.7

Plot

Arkwright is a tight-fisted shop owner in Doncaster, who will stop at nothing to keep his profits high and his overheads low, even if this means harassing his nephew Granville. Arkwright's only weakness is his love - Nurse Gladys Emanuelle.

Cast

Ronnie Barker Albert Arkwright
David Jason Granville
Frances Cox Mrs. Parslow
Lynda Baron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Tom Mennard Cyril
Lynda Barron Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Barbara Flynn The Milk Woman
Stephanie Cole Mrs. Featherstone
Madge Hindle Mrs. Jardine 
Maggie Ollerenshaw Mavis
Kathy Staff Mrs. Blewett
Shirley Steedman Maureen
Barbara Keogh Mrs. Ellis
Howard Crossley Man in Car 
Nick Stringer Man 

Crew

Director
Sydney Lotterby
Sidney Lotterby
Producer Sydney Lotterby , Sidney Lotterby
Writer Roy Clarke
Musician Max Harris

Episodes

Disc 01

1
Full Of Mysterious Promise
30 mins  20/02/1976
Arkwright buys a load of damaged goods. The snag with them is that they are tinned goods without labels! He then tries to foist them off onto his customers.
2
A Mattress On Wheels
30 mins  27/02/1976
Granville is fed up with having to do his rounds on his bike and tries to talk Arkwright into buying a van. Granville hopes that a mattress in the back of it will help his love life - and maybe Arkwright's, too!
3
A Nice Cosy Little Disease
30 mins  05/03/1976
Arkwright tries to find the perfect disease to pretend to go down with in order to get the attention of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel who he feels has been neglecting him.
4
Beware Of The Dog
30 mins  12/03/1976
After a bungled burglary on his premises, Arkwright decided the time is right for a guard dog for the shop. However, instead of a real dog, he tries to fool everyone with just the sound of a dog! Meanwhile, Granville thinks he could be the father of Maureen's baby, Eric!
5
Well Catered Funeral
30 mins  19/03/1976
Parslow, an old friend of Arkwright dies and Arkwright handles the catering for the funeral, hopefully with a large profit coming his way!
6
Apples And Self Service
30 mins  26/03/1976
Arkwright starts a sales drive to try and get rid of a large stock of apples that he had over-ordered.

Edition Details

Edition 1 Disc Series
Series Open All Hours
Release Date 30/09/2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned)
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

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